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Age is just a number to Jennifer Aniston.
The “Friends” star gave insight into her well-rounded wellness routine ahead of her 56th birthday next month — from “sleep hygiene” to strength training and a balanced diet.
During an interview with Allure published Thursday, the actress revealed she follows an “80/20 approach” to health and fitness.
“You’ve got to live your life. No restrictions — except hard drugs,” she told the outlet. “It’s the 80/20 approach.”
Wellness is all about “balance” for Jennifer Aniston. Instagram/@pvolve The actress told Allure she follows an “80/20 approach” to health and fitness. Instagram/@pvolve“Eighty percent healthy living and then 20 percent is: Go have a martini, go have your pizza and burgers and stay up late with your friends,” she continued. “There’s a balance.”
When it comes to exercise, Aniston said she “absolutely loves” Pvolve — a low-impact functional workout program she has partnered with since 2023.
“I workout minimum four times a week,” she told the outlet. “If I’m working, sadly, sometimes I can only get in two or three, but as long as I get it in, that’s all that matters.”
She continued, “Strength training is the most important thing for women in their 50s. If you lose muscle, your bones get brittle — osteoporosis. We fall down, we break a hip and that’s a wrap.”
The “Friends” star works out a “minimum” of “four times a week.” Instagram/@pvolve She prefers low-impact workouts mixed with strength training. Instagram/@pvolveHowever, the “Morning Show” star spends just as much time working on her mental health as she does her physical health.
“We’ve got to love our bodies. It’s doing the best it can,” she said. “It’s been with us since the day we started, so we can’t be too hard on it.”
Despite struggling with self-love during her early career, Aniston said her perspective has shifted over the years.
“Of course, we’re all going to grow older, but how can we thrive as we grow older? And that is about giving your body the attention that it deserves.”
She makes an effort to “meditate in the morning” and “stretch before bed.” jenniferaniston/Instagram Her mental health is as important as her physical health. Instagram“For me personally, I loved my 30s, but my 20s were nothing. I was a nightmare. I didn’t understand working out until my 30s and 40s.”
As for her mental health philosophy, Aniston said she lives by the motto: “All you can do is the best you can.”
She also tries to “meditate in the morning” and “stretch before bed.”
However, the “Friends With Benefits” actress admitted she has had “a real hard relationship” with sleep for “the last 10 to 15 years.”
“We’ve got to love our bodies. It’s doing the best it can,” she told the outlet. Jennifer Aniston/Instagram However, she would like to improve her sleep habits. Instagram/@jenniferaniston“I’ve been really trying to work on my sleep hygiene, and I hate those words,” she said. “I can’t stand ‘sleep hygiene.'”
“I’ve been trying hard to put myself in bed during the week at 10 p.m., turn everything off and then just sit there and let the world come crashing in,” she continued. “I’ve been trying to meet that challenge for myself. Some days you’re great and on point, and some days you’re just not.”
While she knows there is room for improvement, Aniston is “a big believer in trying not to be hard on yourself.”
“The world is so mean right now and so aggressive and negative. So why would we do it to ourselves?” she added.
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Aniston hopes to redefine the “rules” of aging, approaching her late 50s with a mindset of “positivity and gratitude.”
“What’s the alternative?” she asked. “I’m trying not to think about growing older. I try not to think about age. The world will always be there telling us what your age is and what women should do in society when you’re this or that.”
She added, “We can make our own rules. It’s all bulls–t.”
